Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-23
Twelfth Night at HeywOde.


trees, which seem almost 10 color the
air In the sprlng-time. and, above all.
N it's clinging 10 old customs. very
pleasant Resemblance 10 the mother
country. m ngleI agreeably with the
more progressive aud liberal features
If the states
And so, with true regard 20 tradition.
Harold Heywode of Heywole insisted
hat tine Christmas holidays should take
Iheir full length Of festiyliy. and not
think OF concluding before Twelfth
Night.
Christmas was over. New Years
had passed., ysgelllh Night had arrived.
The eyergrcens had bGefi III ~ -ar..r-55oAg
hat the house was fragrant as a pine
'oresti cheerful. open fires burned on
he hearlls. aud the old mansion was
.ull of company. Merry voices rang
through the VIDE halls. dancing feet
passed TO and fro; if door opened. a
found of lively music was heard; and
let the master Of all this cheer The
,nyied, admired. much laitered Harold
Heywode, was standing alone in his
own little study. gazing gloomiIy into
.he fire with an out-of.heart expression
aot often seen on his calm face.
Mr. Ileywode was nearly thirty.
good-looking. aud unmarried. Not
'nly the managing mothers Of tho
aeighborhood glanced friendly-wise in
rs direction, aud praised their amiable
daughters. 10 his endless amusement.
out the fame OF his wealth and excel
enee was known far and wide, IL not
rom pole 70 pole. Everybody wonder
ID why he had not married; why he
I'D not marry now; aud plenty Of
reasons were invented to account for
bis singular circumstances, some even
going so far as 10 hint at secret
marriage or a buried sorrow, the practi-
al preferrng skeleton in the poor
elloY's cupboard. and The romantic
sonient with nothing less than n
tangled thread Of golden haig around
as heart
THIS last theory. may Rs well adj
nit. was the ght one, aud Mr.. Hey
Eode. alone ia lis household Of merry
makers. was thinking Of a Twelfth
Night five years ago. when his parents
lad entertained just such another set
81 light-hearicd guests, aud when lie.
9nc Of the happicstamOng them. found
lie ring IN tile cake. aud give It 10
pretty Rosamond Young. who lost it
oaioro tho evening was over--a bad
,nlcn which came true. For. some
Nay, she was never tho same after
ward, and when hc wanted 10 give her
another ring in its place. she wuuld not
accept il, hut told h!ni-rudely. un-
Endly --io carry h gift To Anna MARI.
rhcy bail often met since then; but
hero had never been nny explanation
between them. aud she was now
guest Of his house. and engaged II last
-or so il WAS sail-io (ol all people
Tor herb the gravesi. most scia;c
Judge Wesley John. her guardian. and
ler fathers early frianI She was
lovely rs ever. more gentle now, aud
there was something touching. almost
appealing. la her manner when she
ipokc 10 him. Could she regret those
Ild dayss Was she altogether happy
IN her engagement? But what non.
sense; Of course she was. IIc recalled
0nc afternoon before the Christmas
Just ended. when he had followed
Judge JOHN TO tho door Of a room
where the merrymakers were fashion.
ng mysterious gifts. and Rosanlond
bad hidden q gorgeous silken cushion
she was making for him, while with
her hand she playfully blinded her
elderly guardians eyes. There seem.
a TO be the plcasantcst understanding
between them. Well lie hoped she
might be happy, but GUNNER and win.
Ter can never agree" and he doubted
f.
Come int this ~ response 10
vory prosaie knock, and his housekeoper
entered.
"What now, Mrs Barklcy?"
1--we got verifying ready. sir. as
you ordcred-.lhc bean baked in one
cake, the pea in another, tho ring in
the lady.eakc, and all.
'Wcll, "a irino impatlently-
'ahat's all right
THE young people are wild about
the fun, Miss Rosamond rs full Of il rs
any Of them She balo mo ask II she
night light the conservatory, and have
the little fountain started like il was
that nigh; five years since"
MOI in decidedly irato tone from
the master Of The house.
Dear me, sirf'
Mr.. Hcywode's anger turned TO
mirtl nj sight Of hor smay,
There there, Mrs. Barkloe. | was
700 quick. After all, why notP Ger.
lainly, toll Miss Rosomond 70 arrange
Il all us she plcascs, | 0m perfectly Will
ing.
an tell her, sir" Mrs Barklcy
made feint of opening tho door, then
closes II agan. at seems TO me. Mr..
Harold, that Miss Rosamond has some-
thing on her mind, for all her pretense
Of good spirits. She got u letter ycslcr-
day that most broke her heart I
wanted her 10 tell me VIII, she cried so;